Thrifting Thursday June 6 2013

Hello Thursday Thrifters~ Today I am showcasing two recent successful shopping trips. The first pic on the left shows what I found for around $10 at the new DAV thrift store in our area. The red leather belt was a steal at $1.98. Not only will that interesting buckle make a great pendant, but the tooled leather is in great condition and will be used for some bracelets.  

I used my 40% off at Michael's coupon and purchased a kit for heavy duty leather snaps so now I can make bracelets with good closures.

In the upper left you see a 100% copper bracelet. It was .99, and had a nice deep design but was bent and scratched.  That was no problem as I could re-hammer, patina and buff it to give it new life.

 

 

I also took apart the necklace with multiple base metal discs and after cleaning, did some patina treatments and added a bit of alcohol ink which gives a nice contrast of rusty and indigo.

The other pins, bracelets and necklaces were broken down and cleaned and are awaiting some inspiration

A few days later, on the other side of town I dropped about $15.  I stopped by the Salvation Army store and found these two leather belts [$1.98 each] in brown and black with great  detailed buckles.   

Also a [NIP] card of glass rings , a nice heavy chain belt with faux pearls, a  heavy  rolo chain necklace and several orphan earrings, a shoe clip and a big base metal piece.

 All the watches were .99 each and will find their way into some 'steampunk' inspired resin work.

So I have some more thrifty goodies to work with, now if I can just carve out some time to make the magic happen :-D

Thanks for checking in ~ I always appreciate you spending a few minutes with me. 

Have a great rest of your week.

Warm Regards,

Tammie